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x oA 4 15.06t 2 52 fa = vege two that there ís not the slightesttrace of a Western reaction, des= pite the fact that it would be fairly easy to counteract the enemy line. Gernal Kubalov, the new head of Soviet Intelligence for West Germany,is one of the top younger men ofSoviet Intelligence. He was actively engaced in Intelligence Work in World War II, speaks German so fluently that one could take him for a German, and is been all his life interested in German affairs. He 48 understood to be especially outstanding in his knowledge of the industrial Ruhr. A complete shake up of the Soviet Zntel ligence Ring is under way, especially since it has been known that both the American Intelligence and the West Germen Police have been able deeply to penetrate with their own men the ran ke of Soviet Intellicence in West Germany. This wes best illustra= ted by t be recent arrest of several large espionnage rings in Germany, like the Polish-sponsored E ich Mielge - Wollweber ring, and the recently discovered Weis ring in Frenkfart Hoechst, also known as the " Buero fuer Innerdevischen Handel". árrordínz to best obtainable informetion Kubalov will not only take over fully the supreme direction of the Soviet and Bast Garman Intelligence line in West Germany, but also the ones of the other People's Democracies, especially the Polish and Gzech ones. the East German Intelligence will maintain its om apparatus and commend, but will be under Kubalov’s supreme supervision and co-ordthation, in order also to prevent needless duplications as have been taking place till recently. Several events have marked in the meantime the domes= 40 situation in Bonn. The first of these, in order of importance as been tre deéth of Dr. Schumacher. He was replaced by Erich llenhauer, Ollenhauer 18 the son of a condétruction worker in ‘agdeburg, who early entered politics, During Hitler's regime he was in the emigration and spent the ver-years in England, He 49 not as brilliant as the late leader, but a good party-p: ofessio= nel, The rather heavy set man with modest appearance, is by nature a second man, He has not the gift of leadership. He is no great moving speaker, but a good debater. He us good on details, less en big lines and large concepts. As a Socialist he is ras ther enclined to take the middle road, neither to much to the right or the left. He 1s less of a Netionalist than Schmmacher. He likes to compromise. Most, opservers feel, that he will let things ride as they are, but that fundamentally Ollenheuer is to small for his job as the leader of the opposition. The Socia~ list nig § might indeed an a few months enter into a crisis , thou-h this erisis is likely to happen only after the elections, Another event of importance for Germany wes the arrival of the new American High Commissioner Walter Donnelly. Mr- Donnelly came from Vienna. He left there without leaving regrets, since his dictatorial immixtions in Austrian affairs and his lack 1 i > tye 2 ¢